The traditional annual European leg of F1\u2019s world tour completes from here, with the sport arriving in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
Between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the country was part of the Soviet Union before becoming independent in October 1991. <\/p>\n
It then took another two decades before Baku\u2019s racing association began with GT racing \u2014 F1 then taking to the streets of Baku come 2016 and in the form of what was then called the European Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Baku City Circuit is home to one of F1\u2019s longest straights, with the layout a blend of open space and narrow passages between walls and buildings. The track\u2019s margins are razor-thin in some areas, where even minor errors can lead to significant punishments, similar to Monaco.<\/p>\n
Here are the key circuit facts:<\/p>\n
Circuit length: 6.003 km (3.730 miles)Laps: 51Lap record: 1:43.009s (Charles Leclerc, 2019)First GP: 2016<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got Madeline Coleman with the circuit specifics below \u2014 and you can take in the track layout with the video too. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
GO FURTHER<\/p>\n
F1 Azerbaijan GP track breakdown: Baku\u2019s unique challenge requires compromise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The traditional annual European leg of F1\u2019s world tour completes from here, with the sport arriving in Azerbaijan.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-154528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}